Dictionary of Bible Themes: 6112 banishment

6112 banishment

Dictionary of Bible Themes

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A form of punishment in which the guilty party is expelled from a region and forbidden to return. An important example is the banishment of Adam and Eve from Eden as a result of their disobedience to God.

Banishment is a punishment for disobedience

Banishment by God

Adam and Eve were banished from Eden because of their disobedience

Genesis 3:22-24

God banished kings as a punishment

Nebuchadnezzar was banished from every human being because of his sin:

Daniel 4:25,32-33 Ezekiel 28:16-17 The king of Tyre was banished from God's presence because of his sin.

God punished the people of Judah by banishing them from their land

Jeremiah 23:39 God also promised their return (Jer 32:37). See also Jeremiah 8:3; Jeremiah 24:9; Jeremiah 25:10; Jeremiah 27:10

At the final judgment, God will banish all evildoers

Matthew 7:23 See also Matthew 8:12; Matthew 22:13; Matthew 25:46

Kings used banishment as a punishment

Saul expelled all mediums and spiritists from the land:

1 Samuel 28:3,9 1 Kings 15:12 Asa banished all the shrine-prostitutes from the land.

The psalmists recognised banishment as the severest of punishments

Psalm 5:10; Psalm 31:22; Psalm 37:22,28,34,38; Psalm 51:11; Psalm 71:9; Psalm 125:5; Jonah 2:4 This portion of the book of Jonah is written in the same manner as the Psalms, i.e., as Hebrew poetry.

The church is to use banishment as a means of discipline

1 Corinthians 5:12-13 See also Deuteronomy 17:7; Deuteronomy 19:19; Deuteronomy 21:21; Deuteronomy 22:21,24; Deuteronomy 24:7